Courtyard House: New Life, New Silly Zhu

"Brother, have you run into Sister Yang?"

As soon as He Yuzhu returned home, He Yushui couldn't wait to go up to him and ask him questions.

But He Yuzhu didn't answer. Instead, he looked at He Yushui and said with a smile, "Yushui, why aren't you asleep yet?"

It's getting late now, almost nine o'clock. As is his usual habit, Uncle San closes the door around nine o'clock every night.

This habit started in 52. Ever since the liaison officer was elected, Uncle San, as the head of the front yard, has been closing the gate on time every night.

So when He Yuzhu and Xu Damao returned, He Yuzhu knew it was already close to 9 o'clock.

Hearing her brother's words, He Yushui didn't pay attention. Not only was it Sunday and she didn't have to study, but she also couldn't sleep because she hadn't gotten an answer.

"Brother, tell me quickly, did you run into Sister Yang?"

He Yuzhu leisurely placed his bag on the table and pointed contentedly at the kettle.

Upon seeing this, He Yushui immediately ran over, poured a glass of water for He Yuzhu, and respectfully placed it in front of him.

Everyone has their own selfish motives. Through several tests, He Yuzhu realized that He Yushui actually really wanted Yang Lifang to be his sister-in-law. It wasn't just about He Yuzhu finding a suitable wife.

Therefore, some of He Yuzhu's actions also carried a hint of manipulating He Yushui.

"Alright, alright, Yushui." He Yuzhu drank a cup of tea, put down the teacup, and then said seriously to He Yushui, "Don't worry, I not only met your Sister Yang, but I also made it clear to her that I want to date her."

Upon hearing He Yuzhu's words, He Yushui's eyes lit up immediately, and she jumped up from the stool with joy.

"Brother, are you serious? You two have really come clean?" He Yushui's face flushed with excitement.

He Yuzhu looked at the excited He Yushui and laughed, "Of course, I have no reason to lie to you about something like this."

"Brother, that's wonderful! So, have you planned when you'll get married?" He Yushui asked He Yuzhu, her hands resting on the table.

Hearing He Yushui say this, He Yuzhu was speechless: "What nonsense are you talking about, girl? Although people get married faster these days, we still advocate free love. Your sister Yang and I need to date for a while longer."

He Yuzhu's words made He Yushui realize that she had been too excited.

"Brother, I was just too excited, hehe," He Yushui laughed a little embarrassedly, but then immediately said, "But you should talk quickly. Look at Jia Dongxu and Qin Huairu next door, who married into the Jia family, they got married as soon as they reached marriageable age. When you were your age, you already had a son."

"I know this without you having to tell me," He Yuzhu said earnestly to He Yushui.

Just as He Yushui was about to say something more, He Yuzhu immediately interrupted her.

"Alright, stop asking. I'll tell you tomorrow. It's getting late, go back to sleep." He Yuzhu shooed He Yushui back to her room.

When He Yuzhu sent He Yushui back to the side room, just as He Yushui was about to close the door, he suddenly remembered that he had something to do the next day.

"Wait a while for the rain. I have to prepare a feast tomorrow, so I probably won't be back by noon. You'll have to take care of your own lunch then, or you can go eat with Xiaoling in the backyard," He Yuzhu instructed.

He Yushui nodded obediently. She naturally understood what her brother meant. After all, her father, He Daqing, often went out to prepare banquets, so He Yushui was no stranger to these things.

"Okay, brother. You can go tomorrow. I'll take care of myself by noon," He Yushui assured him.

He Yuzhu nodded, watched He Yushui close the door and go to sleep, and then left to go back to his room to sleep.

Meanwhile, Yi Zhonghai overheard the entire conversation between the brother and sister.

"Old Yi, what's wrong? Why aren't you asleep? What are you thinking about?"

At this moment, an older woman who had just finished washing up came over and asked in a puzzled tone.

Yi Zhonghai waved his hand without replying, instead contemplating tomorrow's plans.

It's common for cooks to prepare banquets, but no one expected that He Yuzhu would be invited to a banquet after only a few months of working.

Now he's thinking about whether he can get He Yuzhu to take care of the old lady in the backyard. For example, could he share some of the food he brought?

But all of this is still uncertain, so let's try again tomorrow.

Large spoon, second spoon, strainer, tongs, four knives, seasoning tube, hat, apron, whetstone.

He Yuzhu got up early in the morning and put all the kitchen utensils he had prepared in advance into his bag, and put the rest in a bucket.

All of these tools were left behind by He Yuzhu's father, He Daqing.

After all, ordinary families wouldn't prepare so many kitchen utensils; only cooks need so many.

He Yuzhu prepared these things in such a grand manner so that the people in the courtyard would know that he could now go out and earn money.

If his previous factory job was to let people know he had the ability to support his sister, then his ability to go out and earn money in the future means he can confidently and boldly live a better life than others.

All of this is not just to shut people up, but also to prevent anyone from reporting them to the neighborhood committee.

Often, we cannot assume that others don't care and can live our lives ostentatiously.

In fact, when enemy agents were still rampant, even neighbors of more than ten years could be reported for something trivial.

Therefore, He Yuzhu needs to make a big show of what he is going to do and let others know that he, He Yuzhu, can make his family's life better.

As the sun rose, He Yuzhu left the courtyard and soon arrived at the tenement.

"Quickly, Aunt Zhang, bring that basket of vegetables over here."

As soon as He Yuzhu entered the courtyard, he heard lively sounds inside.

As soon as he arrived, many people knew about him and gathered around to greet him.

"You must be the cook Xiao Zhang hired, right? I'm the liaison for this courtyard, my surname is Liu."

An old man walked through the crowd, came up to He Yuzhu, took out a cigarette and offered it to He Yuzhu, asking him where he came from.

He Yuzhu immediately took the bag on his body and the bucket in his hand and put them in front of him, patting them: "Uncle Liu, hello, my surname is He, I was invited by Brother Zhang to hold a full moon banquet for the baby."

At this time, the liaison officer's responsibilities included not only contacting the residents of the compound and the street office, but also preventing enemy agents from entering the compound.

Therefore, He Yuzhu responded very respectfully to Grandpa Liu's question and gave a serious self-introduction.